Laminated fabric.



L. IL GILIVIER. L'AMINATED FABmc.

APPLICATION FILED NOV, 20. 1917.

om In 9 nl... l! 2 w. M d Lw D ,w a DL LUDWELL H. GJLMER, 0F PHJELADJELPHIA,.PENNSYLVANI, MSIGNDR TO L. H. GILMJER C0., 0F PHIJLELFHIA, PENNSYLVNI, A COURATIONOF NE JERSEY.

MMINATED F i u Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2 1., 191%..

lnpplieation ledl November 20, 1917, Serial No. 202,911.

To all 'wtom t may concern:

Be it known that I, liunwnnn H. Gitarre, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain improvements inlbaminated Fabrics., of which the following is a specihcation.

My improvements in laminated fabrics are i des1gned to provide, at comparatively small cost, superior brake bands, belts and other articles used for frictional* purposes, and

they comprise, in the preferred specihc form,

a section of a woven cotton band or Web' bing 1 having its edges 1 turned over thereon with a space or channel 2 between them, and a strip of cork 3 laid between the edges l in the channel 2, the edges 1 and the Strip 3 being secured to the body of the webbing by the rows of stitching d.

The product is especially adapted for use in making brake bands or linings and belts, as the inlaid cork provides a highly desirable continuous frictional surface and the webbing with its inturned even edges protects the cork as well as provides strength, durability and eciency at small cost.

The article illustrated in Fig. 2 comprises a section of woven cotton band or webbing 5 on which is laid a continuous sheet or strip of cork 6 of the same Width as the webbing, the laminations of webbing and cork being secured together by the rows of stitches 7. This construction provides a relatively more extended frictional surface, at the expense of the greater protection against hard usage which is secured by the form illustrated in Fig. 1.

The form of the device that is vmost desirable and to be adopted will, in general, v

depend upon the particular use to which it is to be applied. p n

Having described my invention, l claim:

1. An article of `manufacture for frictional use comprising a strip of webbing having its parallel edges turned over on and secured in contact with its body in laminated relation so as to form a channel between said edges and a frictional material secured in said channel between said edges.

2. An article of manufacture for frictional use comprising a strip of webbing having its parallel edges turned over and sewed to its body so as to form a channel ,f

between said edges, and a strip of sheet cork sewed to said body in said channel.

lin testimony whereof lt have hereunto set my name this 16th day of November, 1917.

LWFLL H. GELE/.UER 

